Hungering Void | Ravenous Void

[OdinVanguard]

NAME: Hungering Void ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 3 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: Creatures with no active skill gain -1|-0 but damage they deal also siphons max hp to their owner. Lasts 3 turns.	NAME: Ravenous Void ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 2 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: Creatures with no active skill gain -1|-0 but damage they deal also siphons max hp to their owner. Lasts 3 turns.

ART: Original Art links: Skull: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1079369 Special Effect: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1250456 Edited and merged by OdinVanguard using GIMP IDEA: OdinVanguard NOTES: "Misdirection and secrets will rule the day today." "Darkness leaves a void inside us, that hungers to be filled. It is a good day to be hungry" The attack power reduction is removed when this card leaves play (just like nightfall or eclipse). Antimattered creatures will transfer max HP in reverse. Probably needs balancing work, so any suggestions / input on that would be welcome. Playing additional copies will cause the duration to stack, but not the attack reduction. I'm open to reworks, but the main goal is for max HP drain mechanics to see more use. SERIES:

[TribalTrouble]

Does this effect also activate on vanilla creatures played after this card is played?

[OdinVanguard]

Does this effect also activate on vanilla creatures played after this card is played?

I was thinking that the easiest way to impliment it would be just like nightfall or eclipse (except that it picks out creatures that don't have an active skill). So newly vanillas played would indeed be affected (just like a or creature that gets played after nightfall).

So would any creature that gets lobotomized.

[skyironsword]

... ... I'm not sure how useful this is. Give me an example where you want to use this in place of, say, a vampire.

[OdinVanguard]

... ... I'm not sure how useful this is. Give me an example where you want to use this in place of, say, a vampire.

Well, a vampire only heals your current HP, this would actually give you extra max HP if used well.
I.e. its almost strictly better than a vampire. This would be quite useful for farming since the amount of  you win is directly proportional to your max HP.
Its also much gentler on your creatures as opposed to liquid shadow... I.e you could get back 27 max HP and healing out of a Black dragon without causing it to eventually die of poison.

Lastly, since it is also draining max HP from your opponent, it is a very good way to deal with decks that use healing, and makes a wonderful supplement to shards of void.

It also provides an amusing metagame counter for lobotomizers.

[TribalTrouble]

I would love to play with it personally. I don't see any way it could break the metagame as the concept around this card seems rather balanced.

So to be clear this isn't intended to be an effect where the -1|-0 stacks over time? And HV|RV can't stack on itself?

Btw sweet work with the art merge.

[OdinVanguard]

I would love to play with it personally. I don't see any way it could break the metagame as the concept around this card seems rather balanced.

So to be clear this isn't intended to be an effect where the -1|-0 stacks over time? And HV|RV can't stack on itself?

Btw sweet work with the art merge.

Hmm... I wasn't even thinking about the -1|-0 stacking over time... but that would be VERFY interesting, since it would strongly promote chaining if used defensively as a stall tactic.
In either case, the attack reduction would disappear when the last of these permanents leaves play.

I'll update the op a bit. I think playing a second HV / RV will simply stack onto the duration (like SoSac)

...That gives me an idea... Patiently Hungering Sparktal!

-Thanks for the praise on the artwork. I am definitely pleased with how nicely they blended... but having a rockin pair of images to begin with definitely helps sxc.hu is pretty awesome for that.